Nana Gogichaishvili, Miss Georgia 2010, gets some body paint from Make-Up Artist Anabel Vargas before a shoot in her swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.



Janeisha John, Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2010, left, Debora Lyra, Miss Brazil 2010, center, and Asselina Kuchukova, Miss Kazakhstan 2010, pose in their swimsuits during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.




Donia Hamed, Miss Egypt 2010, poses in her swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.




Natalia Navarro, Miss Colombia 2010; Rozanna Purcell, Miss Ireland 2010, and Michaela Savic, Miss Sweden 2010, check out the rays in the touch pool at the Shark Reef Aquarium in the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.



Miss Singapore Tania Lim talks with a hairdresser at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition in Las Vegas August 10, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place on August 23.




Miss Botswana Tirelo Ramasedi poses in her swimsuit at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition in Las Vegas August 10, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place on August 23.




Miss Curacao Safira de Wit and Miss Ireland Rozanna Purcell, look at a fish at the Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition in Las Vegas August 10, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will take place on August 23.




Makeup artist Sanah Hassan applies powder to Kenia Martinez, Miss Honduras 2010, during registration and fittings at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.




Miss Universe photographer Ivan Vejar shows Asselina Kuchukova, Miss Kazakhstan 2010, left, and Stephany Ortega, Miss Uruguay 2010, photos that he has taken of them during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.




Nana Gogichaishvili, Miss Georgia 2010, poses in her swimsuit during the registration and fitting process in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010.


photo: AP, Reuters